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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Today in Labor History—June 22

Ruins of the Ludlow Miners Tent Colony

June 22, 1914 – After calls for revenge against Standard Oil for the Ludlow Massacre,
an anarchist bomb intended for the Rockefeller Mansion unintentionally
detonated in the Ferrer Center on this date, killing three anarchists and
putting a temporary end to the Modern School, which was housed there. (From the Daily Bleed)

June 22, 1920
– Following an immense open air meeting in Milan supporting the local
striking rail workers, people returning home were fired upon and
assaulted by gendarmes, aided by nationalists. Five young workers were
shot dead and many wounded. (From the Daily Bleed)

June 22, 1922
- A several hundred striking miners seized a group of strikebreakers
scabbing for the Southern Illinois Coal Company, killing 19, in what
would become known as the “Herrin Massacre.” Several strikers were held
in the Williamson County jail, which is now a historical museum focusing
on the conflict. Those who were tried for the murders were all
acquitted. (From Workday Minnesota)